In the attached screenshots, all posts that are marked NEW are not new to me. As far as I can tell, the bugged posts are those that were merged into the earlier topic.
For a relatively short topic, the misrepresentation may be negligible; just a little confusing.
For a merger that creates a longer topic, the system losing track of what's read could be much more confusing …
For a relatively short topic, the misrepresentation may be negligible; just a little confusing.
For a merger that creates a longer topic, the system losing track of what's read could be much more confusing …